---
title: "Accessibility Checker Rule Help: WCAG20_A_TargetAndText"
---
import "../../../styles/ToolHelp.scss"
import { CodeSnippet, Tag } from "carbon-components-react";

<div className="toolHelp">
<Row>
<Column colLg={16} colMd={8} colSm={4} className="toolHead">

### Inform the user when activating a link will open a new window

<div id="locLevel"></div>

Users should be warned in advance if activating a link will open a new window

</Column>
</Row>
<Row>
<Column colLg={11} colMd={5} colSm={4} className="toolMain">

### Why is this important?

Changes in context can confuse or disorient users who cannot easily perceive the change. If activating a link opens a new popup or a window, informing the user in advance helps people who use assistive technologies be aware of the change in context.

<div id="locSnippet"></div>

### What to do

* Include a warning in the label advising the user that the link opens in a new window;
* OR, use CSS to provide a warning before opening a new window (see Example 2 in [WCAG 2.1 technique G201](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/general/G201)).

</Column>
<Column colLg={5} colMd={3} colSm={4} className="toolLeft">

### About this requirement

[IBM 3.2.2 On Input](https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/requirements/#3_2_2)
[WCAG 2.1 technique G201](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/general/G201)

### Who does this affect?

* People using a screen reader, including blind, low vision and neurodivergent people
* People with low vision who use magnification
* People with cognitive limitations

</Column>
</Row>
</div>

export default ({ children, _frontmatter }) => (<React.Fragment>{children}</React.Fragment>)
